Portland Shipyard Boom Expands Local Industry
The Gildersleeve Shipbuilding Company plans ten light ers for the government at a new Portland yard leased from Brainerd Shaler Hall Quarry Co. Fifty to two hundred workers are expected as contracts total about 1 million dollars, with government inspectors and housing concerns looming over the project.
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Portland
Brainerd, Shaler & Hall
Gildersleeve Shipbuilding Company of Portland
Gildersleeve Ship Construction Company
Gildersleeve
Alfred Gildersleeve
J. Stewart Hall
C. Bell
Manger
William A. Hall
Edward H. Wilkins
Middlesex County National Bank of
Middletown
Federal Farm Leah Bank
Springfield
Thomas H. Ferguson
Meriden Yacht Club
Air Line
Gilersleeve
Gil M@ersheve
J. R. Stalker
The Third Liberty Loan Opens April Sixth
The New York Herald notes the April six anniversary of war with Germany as the target date for offering five hundred million dollars of treasury certificates. Banks have already bought half a billion at 4 1/2 percent, with a matching issue open to subscriptions. Interest rate and terms are unsettled, taxation exemption is debated, and redeemability after five years is suggested. Federal Reserve warnings to banks on deposit rates and market control loom as factors in the loan’s appeal to investors and national pride.
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New York Herald
Germany
Treasury
McAdoo
Federal Reserve Board
The Salute Poem Excerpt From The Vigilantes
A brief poem by M. E. Buhler of The Vigilantes contrasts salutes between soldiers and officers. It presents silent recognition and pledged duty as ranks meet, noting obedience and worthiness in formal greeting. The text closes with a line about Try a Press Want Adv.
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M. E. Buhler
Vigilantes
Dutch Colonial Residence Design by Sedgwick Architect
A 36 by 45 foot Dutch Colonial style residence by Charles Evans Hughes era design, framed with wide shingles, white trim, sun parlors, and a symmetrical front with central entry and large chimneys. It notes costs from 1500 to 19500 excluding heating plumbing and lighting, and details interior layout and upper floor rooms. Also includes a political wartime essay urging prudent business, legislative reform, and a modern path to postwar prosperity.
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New England
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WAR Department
Chas
Sedgwick
America
Japan
China
Russia
Mose
Great
Republic of the West
Charles Evans Hughes
Leslie
APE
U.S. Pat
Fea
GUY & Rice
Main St
Chen
Fosier
Ipswich
James H. Bunce Co
James Young Co
Massachusetts
United States
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